Box 3, Folder 4, Document 17

Box 3, Folder 4, Document 17

300 DISPLACED FAMILIES 6 THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Friday, June 13, 1969





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Chest Asked t lo Aid Housing ee

The Atlanta Housing Re-) been completed, have been put] total was 18,259 units.
sources Committee voted Thurs-| under construction or have been, The program continues to run
day to urge the Community} planned since the rnayor in 1966| ahead in all categories except
Chest of Metropolitan Atlanta} announced his goal of 16,800| public housing, which is 5,011
Ine. to provide funds for emer-| units by 1971. The January 1959,| behind the goal. z
gency temporary housing for
displaced persons. Se

And the committee, headed by .
architect Cecil Alexander and ; ,
including citizens appointed by '
the mayor, decided to explore '
the probiem itself on a priority . ;
basis. : ios

The Community Chest’s exec-
utive committee meets Friday
to act on requests of member
agencies. : cj

HRC members noted that the F teed
_| Salvation Army provides emer- :

gency housing for men and
women, but not families.

The housing group expressed
specific concern for the some
300 families that are to be dis-
placed from housing owned by , =
the J: P. Stevens & Co. Inc.
plant, which has closed down.

Various groups such as the
Atlanta Real Estate Board, the : : ha
Atlanta Housing Authority and Z
the Community Relations Com- ; :
mission have been approached
by Economic Opportunity At-
lanta in order to find assistance,
but so far in vain, : i . =

The plant is on Marietta
Sireet, near Ashby Street and
the families are to be displaced
late this summer.

The HRC also voted to invite
y]- | all the candidates for mayor to
on|@ future meeting to give views Fs
on providing housing for the
ax. | low-income families. : ,
ju-} Col. Malcolm Jones, HRC ar : ; *
n’sj director, reported that 21,103 ‘ ;
low and moderate units have| : : =



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